Naval Support Facility Indian Head (NSFIH) is a 3,500-acre base located in Charles County, Maryland and is divided into the Mainside, Stump Neck Annex, Bullitt's Neck, Marsh Island and Thoroughfare Island. The 16.5 miles of shoreline at NSFIH is surrounded by the Potomac River, Mattawoman Creek and Chicamuxen Creek. The natural environment at NSFIH is very diverse and includes pine forests, hardwood forests, mixed forests, old fields and tidal and non-tidal wetlands. The topography ranges from rolling hills marked with drainage swells and streams to wetlands or steep slopes along the surrounding surface waters.

The diverse habitats at NSFIH support an abundance of wildlife which include white-tailed deer, turkey, rabbit, beaver, muskrat, groundhog, skunk, raccoon, opossum, river otter, osprey, great-blue heron, red and gray fox and bald eagle. Numerous other waterfowl, non-game birds, small mammals, reptiles, amphibians and fish also coexist at NSFIH.

Due to the extensive and diverse natural habitat, NSFIH Natural Resources Office is able to offer numerous outdoor recreational opportunities. This includes kayaking and canoeing, fishing and hunting. Kayak and canoe access can be found at Dashiell Marina and the two piers at Stump Neck Annex and rentals are available from the NSFIH MWR Cashier at Building 620. Fishing is offered at Mainside, Stump Neck Annex and along the shorelines of Bullitt's Neck, Marsh Island and Thoroughfare Island. Hunting is conducted at Mainside and Stump Neck Annex and includes deer, turkey and waterfowl seasons. Small game and trapping are also included in the hunting program. All NSFIH fishing and hunting seasons and bag limits comply with state of Maryland seasons and bag limits. Fishing and hunting base permits can be purchased from the NSFIH MWR Cashier at Building 620. Firewood can also be collected at NSFIH after purchasing a collection permit from the Natural Resources Office.

Located in Building 289, the NSFIH Natural Resources Office manages all natural resources and outdoor recreational activities on base. For additional information concerning natural resources or specifics on the fishing and hunting programs please contact (301) 744-2273 or (301) 744-4705.

The Naval Support Activity South Potomac (NSASP) Environmental Program
The Naval Support Activity South Potomac (NSASP) Environmental Program Office provides shore installation management functions to Naval Support Facility Indian Head (NSFIH). The main focus of the Environmental Program Office is to ensure that NSASP is in compliance with federal, state, local, and Navy environmental regulations and guidelines. The two main organizations that provide regulations and guidelines that NSASP must follow are the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Maryland Department of Environment (MDE). The Environmental Program Office covers a wide range of program areas including:

Clean Air Act (CAA)
The CAA program is based on and follows the comprehensive federal law that regulates air emissions from area, stationary, and mobile sources. This law authorizes the EPA to establish National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) to protect public health and the environment. For additional information on this please contact (301) 744-2257.

Clean Water Act (CWA)
The CWA program is based on and follows the statute that employs a variety of regulatory and non-regulatory tools to reduce direct pollutant discharges into waterways, finance municipal wastewater treatment facilities, and manage polluted runoff. These tools are employed to achieve the broader goal of restoring and maintaining the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the nation's waters so that they can support the protection and propagation of fish, shellfish, wildlife and recreation in and on the water.

• Drinking Water (Potable) - This program is tasked with aiding the utilities department in providing safe and reliable drinking water to its customers at NSFIH. The manager of the program provides guidance and technical support to the NSASP water systems assuring compliance with applicable environmental policies, instructions, and regulations. For additional information on this please contact (301) 744-2258.

• Stormwater - This program minimizes erosion and prevents runoff from carrying sediment and other pollutants into the environment and to ensure that all the requirements specified in the stormwater National Pollutants Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit are met. For additional information on this please contact (301) 744-2261.

• Industrial Wastewater - This program identifies and regulates contaminants that are released from industrial processes to minimize pollutants from entering the environment and ensure that NSASP meets all discharge limits specified in the industrial NPDES permit. For additional information on this or stormwater please contact (301)744-2257.

• Sanitary Sewer Water - This program ensures that all domestic wastewater and industrial wastewater are collected and treated at the centralized sewage treatment plant and meets all discharge requirements specified in the sanitary NPDES permit. For additional information on this please contact (301) 744-2267.

Emergency Planning & Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA)
EPCRA was enacted to provide the public community with information concerning the storage and use of chemicals at industrial complexes. This information helps the public plan their response to an industrial accident that could migrate off facility property (such as specialized training for emergency response personnel, a public notification system or additional equipment for response vehicles). The EPCRA program generates and provides public reports concerning the quantities of hazardous chemicals stored and used at the facility from all host and tenant commands in excess of reporting thresholds.

Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA)
TSCA was enacted by Congress to give EPA the ability to track the 75,000 industrial chemicals currently produced or imported into the United States and has two major components. The first controls the maintenance, removal and waste disposal requirements of certain toxic materials such as asbestos and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB's). The other regulates the manufacture and production use of any new chemical.

Pollution Prevention (P2)
This is a cost-saving method to reduce the amount of hazardous materials used in a process in order to reduce the amount of waste generated. It is also known as Source Reduction. This program looks for opportunities to reduce or eliminate excess materials through process review. One example is a cleaning operation using solvent-wet rags in lieu of using free liquid solvent, resulting in more waste and higher disposal costs.

Recycling
The recycling program is designed to recover used materials and make them available for new use. It helps minimize the use of virgin materials and the need to deplete natural resources. This program also promotes the use of materials with recycled content. Some of the following materials are collected at our facility for recycling: paper products, cardboard, glass, aluminum, plastic, scrap metal, used oil products and antifreeze.

Hazardous Waste (HW) Management
The HW management program is regulated by RCRA. This program ensures all facility personnel comply with RCRA requirements concerning the storing, labeling, record keeping, disposal and onsite treatment of hazardous wastes. As a large quantity HW generator, as defined by RCRA, this facility operates under a permit issued by the MDE.

Solid Waste Management
The solid waste management program addresses all other generated wastes that do not meet the regulatory definitions of hazardous waste under RCRA. These wastes include construction and demolition debris that cannot be recycled, general trash, ash from our coal-fired Power Plant and landscaping materials that are not composted or reused onsite. For additional information on this or any of the previous six programs listed please contact (301) 744-2272.

Installation Restoration (IR)
The IR Program identifies, samples, and remediates sites that have been contaminated from past disposal practices.

Munitions Response Program (MRP)
The MRP identifies, samples, and remediates sites that have been contaminated from past munitions disposal practices and closed range operations. The MRP is modeled after the IR Program, but it only addresses Munitions and Explosives of Concern (MEC) and Munitions Constituents (MC) due to their unique safety issues.

National Environmental Policy Act
The NEPA Program ensures that environmental impacts for proposed actions are properly documented to ensure that decision-makers can make an informed decision prior to executing an action. For additional information on this or any of the previous two programs listed please contact (301) 744-2263.

Spill Prevention, Control, & Countermeasures (SPCC)
SPCC identifies emergency control measures, points of contact, the chain of command, and individual responsibilities for oil control and spill prevention.

Aboveground (AST) & Underground Storage Tanks (UST)
The main objective of AST's and UST's is spill prevention. For additional information on this or SPCC, please contact (301) 744-2259.

Natural Resources
The natural resources program is comprised of many different components. For more information please refer to the Natural Resources section or contact (301) 744-2273.

The NSASP Environmental Office is located at NSFIH in building 289. The director can be reached at (301) 744-4705.